Cinematic Era: 2006 Vintage

This entertaining and educational 50-minute program follows well-known biologist Mac van Roosmalen as he pursues his life-long fascination with monkeys, traveling to exotic locations like the remote forests of Brazil--where he discovers remarkable and previously undiscovered species of all kinds. Having already found and named 20 previously unknown kinds of monkey, Roosmalen sets out another intrepid journey, this time on a quest to find large undiscovered mammals, and protect their endangered habitat.

Legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone conducts the Munich Radio Orchestra, performing his most famous works, along with some more obscure ones, in a concert held in Munich, Germany, on October 20, 2004.

Follows the repercussions of the Israeli Security Wall and Settlement expansion in the engulfed/annexed Palestinian farming communities of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, examining the grassroots resistance movement that sprang up against it. An interminable road trip across hard and liquid borders, across a terrain that is being erased as it is being traversed.

When Czech singer Ida Kelarová meets the young Roma singer, Vierka Berkyová, she discovers an extraordinary and vibrant talent. Determined to develop her musical abilities and career, she brings her and her family from their home in Slovakia to live in the Czech Republic. They are encouraged to learn new routines and develop their lives in a variety of 'productive' ways. Then, one day they disappear without trace. What began as a document about Verika develops into a mystery. [taken from the London Film Festival 2006 catalogue]

In the near future, as terrorism grips our planet, a new threat emerges from the depths of space. A new global force, A.C.E. (Alien Combat Element), fights valiantly but in vain until the discovery of Anna - Earth's last hope.

Set in early-1960s Tel Aviv, this coming-of-age story centers on 10-year-old Hilik and his struggle to help heal the emotional wounds of his father, who hasn't recovered from losing his elder son at Auschwitz. Still in denial, Moishe believes his son escaped and is now President Kennedy's aide. To help his father move on and gain the father-son relationship he sorely needs, Hilik puts Moishe's love to the test.

Raj has the ability to see spirits and is constantly seeking the truth about life after death. The story takes a twist when the family begin to experience paranormal activities in their house and are tormented by a spirit.

The story unfolds around the struggle of Tithi, a young girl from a lower middle-class family in Bangladesh. Tithi becomes a call girl to support her family. Tithi’s brother gets married and surprisingly discovers that working can also give satisfaction. He opens up a business with the capital his sister made as a prostitute. Financially, things are getting better in the family but Tithi slowly becomes aloof and indifferent to everything. Even the touch of her own mother irritates her and makes her recall a man’s lust. She withdraws within herself and takes refuge in solitude.

A girl flees a makeshift tent city. A man finds a trombone. A worker watches the ocean from under a moving house, while its owner gazes at the view from her shifting living room. In ten very short stories, residents of the destroyed Mississippi Gulf Coast act out atmospheric scenes of everyday life and the relentlessness of labor in their extreme landscape.

About the search for love and brilliant film ideas. A meta-film where fiction becomes reality.

Patoruzito travels to Buenos Aires to represent their race into a national holiday, and there is a mansion where a witch tries to make a fairy prisoner.

Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer of British rock band Oasis are joined by percussionist Terry Kirkbride to perform an intimate live acoustic set at the Union Chapel in London, England for the Mencap Little Noise Sessions.

The rise of women from three eras who are persecuted in marriage life.

In the middle of the night two young women are waiting for a taxi on a desolate road. At the same time two young men driving around in a car...

A 2006 Bollywood movie

Adventures abound on the Island of Sodor for Thomas and Friends! Watch as Oliver discovers the magic of snow during the Winter Festival. It's Thomas to the rescue as Fergus breaks the rules and learns a very valuable lesson. As Duncan attempts to deliver an elephant to the new park, he learns about following the rules. A surprise is in store for James when he is asked to pick up the Queen of Sodor. One of Toby's favorite places, The Windmill, is damaged during a lightning storm. Will he be able to fix it? Is there a monster lurking in the misty valley at Castle Loch? Twin engines Donald and Douglas find out! Come aboard for all the fun!

Shipwrecked by a storm on Slave Island, the survivors are forced, according to the law of this Republic, to exchange their status: from master, Iphicrates becomes the slave of his slave Arlequin, and Euphrosin, from mistress, becomes the slave of her slave Cléanthis. But this exchange merely replaces oppression based on custom and tradition with oppression based on resentment and revenge. Only a transformation of hearts can make inequality of rank acceptable and just by making everyone recognize the equality of souls. This transformation is the work of Arlequin, who forgives his master, returns his power to him, and whose generosity is contagious.

David Randall may be a schizophrenic, but he's no murderer -- at least that's what he claims. Having served time for two killings he swears not to have committed, Randall is now home, medicated and attempting to start a new life. But that proves difficult when the masked figure he sighted at the scene of the murders is back; a friend is in danger; and everyone seems to believe that he's the real threat in this chiller from Jack Thomas Smith.

When she was 11, young Faron Hallowell was sent away to a mental institution for shooting and nearly killing a local weatherman--a secret mission she claimed was assigned to her by alien beings. Now, five years later, released and rehabilitated, all she wants is a normal life. But when the events of her dark past return to haunt her, she'll have to use her uncanny abilities once again to protect.

Martín, a blind man of about forty-five years of age, has his world come crashing down when he is informed of the death of Pluto, his guide dog and faithful friend of recent years.

The amazing story of NASA's Teacher in Space, Christa McAuliffe - and the impact her death had on her family and the nation - watching in horror as space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28th 1986. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, music by Carly Simon.

A public appearance from international soccer player Marquinhos at Aurelio's bar launches a series of vignettes which spotlight Brazil's obsession with the round ball game

In this film, the director maintains an interview with Leonardo Da Vinci (played by Manuel Tallafé). It is a priceless document where the Italian artist reveals to the world, the secrets of some of his best known works

A young man finds a sexy tilting pen with a living girl inside. They fall in love, but is their love strong enough to conquer the temptations of the outside world?

A French documentary offering a behind the scenes look at the American television series.

This is the story of Franck and Tina. Franck loves Tina, but she can't love him. The man of her life has just died and she's having a nervous breakdown. During a journey to Asia, where Tina attempts rediscover her zest for life, Franck gradually becomes indispensable as a guide, traveling companion and, soon, friend... Will Tina eventually fall in love with him?

SETLIST: 1 There There -- 2 2+2=5 -- 3 15 Step -- 4 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi -- 5 Exit Music (For a Film) -- 6 Kid A -- 7 Dollars & Cents -- 8 Videotape -- 9 No Surprises --10 Paranoid Android --11 The Gloaming --12 The National Anthem --13 Climbing Up The Walls --14 Nude --15 Street Spirit (Fade Out) --16 The Bends --17 Myxomatosis --18 How To Disappear Completely --19 You And Whose Army? --20 Pyramid Song --21 Like Spinning Plates --22 Fake Plastic Trees --23 Bodysnatchers --24 Lucky --25 Idioteque --26 Karma Police --27 House of Cards --28 Everything In Its Right Place

A young man negotiates his erotic and thanatotic drives.

A famous Russian documentarist Leonid Parfyonov with deep investigation into the life of Leonid Brezhnev.

A middle-aged man lives in his house alone and doesn't really talk to his neighbours. This film talks to the man's neighbours to get a picture of this "weirdo".

Beginning at the break of dawn and ending the next morning, the story, set around a rugged city intersection, follows the path of a marked one-thousand-peso bill as it transfers from one character to another, returning to its originator in the end, blood-tainted. The money leads us to each of the five offbeat characters, all in desperate need of their soul's redemption: a disillusioned tabloid reporter planning to commit suicide in a motel, a nightclub dancer con prostitute who has avowed to give her kid sister a better life, a fallen henchman resurfacing to score big time, a chronic runaway teenage girl held captive as sex slave by a cop, and a long-suffering son bearing a sadomasochistic relationship with his brutish, half-paralyzed father who behaves like a mad dictator in his wheelchair.

Tummy tuck. Nose job. Lipo. Millions of people routinely undergo these cosmetic surgeries each year, hoping the results will help them look and feel better. But when something goes wrong, the consequences can be devastating. This HBO Documentary Films presentation exposes the dark side of plastic surgery with a look at three cases of procedures that went horrifically wrong.

Ten-year-old Rebecca is diagnosed with leukemia. Her illness also puts a strain on her parents' marriage. Ralph has already fallen out with Ellen so hopelessly that he takes refuge in an affair. When Rebecca suffers a serious setback, the desperate mother comes up with a plan: she wants a baby whose umbilical cord will provide stem cells to save her daughter...

Ah, yes, even after all these years, Daffy Duck is still insanely jealous of anyone who receives enthusiastic applause while he receives none! "Porky and Daffy in The William Tell Overture" is basically a two-minute short featuring some WILD animation as Porky and Daffy try their hand at blowing trumpet fanfares in order to win audience approval. Daffy then antagonizes Porky to the accompaniment of Rossini's William Tell Overture.

Din of Celestial Birds is a surreal odyssey through the evolution of consciousness.

Following a painful childbirth, Zakia, a young woman from the Tunisian bourgeoisie becomes dependent on the Khochkhach plant (Poppy). After a few years of slow descent into the hell of dependence, she will meet in a Khémais asylum, with whom she will rediscover the taste of loving and living.

An unusual fantasy love story of Wan, a girl who's born with the supernatural ability to stay underwater. While visiting Butterfly Island, Wan discovers her special ability to dive and stay under deep sea. She also meets Tan, a photographer who always helps her when she has problems, and with whom she eventually falls in love. Wan soon realizes that her new-found powers come with a price; she's not a normal girl. Her body will be transferred into a kind of creature when she gets into the water. Once again, it's Tan who must help Wan figure out what's going on with her body without knowing that a mysterious secret awaits him under the sea.

The Life of Reilly is a 2006 American film adaptation of actor Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man play Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly. Written by Reilly and Paul Linke, and directed by Frank L. Anderson and Barry Poltermann, the film is an edited version of Reilly's much longer stage show, filmed live before audiences at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, California in October 2004. The final film is compiled from Reilly's final two performances, interspersed with clips, images and music.

Experience the beauty and dangers of Tornado Alley with two experienced storm chasers, Joel Taylor and Reed Timmer, during Storm Season, 2003. Find out what meteorologists think of storm chasing and find out what to do when put face to face with an actual tornado.

Paula, a renowned designer, set up his workshop and his home in a suburb of Barcelona which is imposing an upper class with a penchant for shopping and fashion brands. Believes that its name and its contacts can set a trend in this place has decided to make a large investment. But the arrival of Paula is not exactly what the neighborhood expected. In fact, it earns the dislike of people who are displaced from the building where its modern boutique sets.

Lumpy as a ski instructor? That's right kids! Learn all about the perils, the dangers, the ropes of the skiing the big slopes in this instructional video from your favorite Happy Tree Friends! Instructions not included.

Remington, a murderous grifter cons his way into a mother's heart, putting on a fatherly facade to her cherished son, Nicholas. But the second she leaves for work, a torrent of abuse rains upon the gentle boy...

In the third work of Wagner's epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegmund's shattered sword is forged once again and kills the dragon that guards the ring. When Siegfried seizes the ring, he also receives its curse as he continues his fiery adventure of discovery and love. Filmed at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2004, Harry Kupfer's stunning production, first staged in Berlin, numbers among the greatest productions of modern times and is recorded in sumptuous surround sound.

This documentary follows the 2004 Missouri Democratic primary to replace retiring 28-year veteran and former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt. It is told from inside the campaign of Jeff Smith, a 29-year old part-time political science instructor at Washington University.

Follows seven characters playing the embodiment of the seven deadly sins.

Tracy, a stunning but naive young coed, is about to receive the kind of education that can't be learned from reading and writing. With the instruction of her gorgeous professor, Jane, Tracy is about to gain knowledge of the seductive art of sex that can only be learned through hands on experience.

A tragic comedy about an orphan girl who knows nothing better than the animal way but at the end comes to realize her only chance - to be human.

The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.

A documentary about the Amityville haunting.

The Hawke’s Bay earthquake was New Zealand’s worst civil disaster. Over 250 people died following the 7.8 quake on 3 February 1931. In this full-length documentary, director Gaylene Preston (Hope and Wire) gathers eyewitness accounts from survivors, including kuia Hana Lyola Cotter, who recounts joining the rescue effort as a teen, poet Lauris Edmond, and a student from Greenmeadows Seminary. Included is eye-opening newsreel footage of the damage. Earthquake was nominated for Best Popular Documentary at the 2006 Qantas TV Awards; it won best sound at the NZ Screen Awards.

Three wise kings follow a star to Bethlehem to visit a new born baby. A fourth king Mazzel, also made the journey. This is the of Mazzel and his camel Chamberlin.

Welcome to Flavor Country. Sandbox is back again with another great mix of many different styles of snowboarding. Flavor Country features some of the top pro riders along with a group of talented up and comers. We have been out shooting in some amazing locations this season such as Whistler/Blackcomb and Whistler backcountry, Blue River, the Alberta Rockies, Colorado, Japan, New Zealand, Quebec, South America, and Turkey. Athletes:Andrew Hardingham, Kevin Sansalone, Dustin Craven, Mark Sollors, Joni Makinen, Rube Goldberg, Ryan Hall, Tyler Lepore, Paul Gonzalez, Scott Shaw, Jonas Guinn, Brendan Keenan, Jeff Keenan, Rusty Okenden, Jeff Pepperdine, Geoff Brown, Andrew Burns, Mike Sudermann, Mikey Pederson, Logan Short